Court considers the Dutch State not responsible for damaged lawyer Philippe Schol

The District Court of The Hague ruled that the Dutch State is not liable for the damage that the shot in Enschedese lawyer Philippe Schol was incurred in November 2019. This is apparent from a written decision by the District Court of The Hague on Wednesday that NRC Installed.

« Because it was not established that there were also signals between May and November 2019 that the bankruptcy trustee was in serious danger, the court concludes that on November 6, 2019 there would not have been such measures that the assessment had not taken place, » the court writes.

Last year, Schol held the Dutch state liable for the attack on his life. According to the lawyer, the police and the judiciary ignored signals that criminals wanted to kill him. Schol would have requested protection repeatedly, but in vain. Seven weeks before the attack on Schol, Derk Wiersum, lawyer of crown witness Nabil B, became in Amsterdam shot. The incidents typified the climate in which the legal profession was under pressure from serious crime.

Artery

At the time, criminals opened the fire from a Volkswagen Polo on Schol, near his home in Gronau, Germany, a ten -minute distance from his law firm in Enschede. The artery in Schol’s thigh were hit, the nerves were permanently damaged. As a result, the lawyer could never again work his old number of hours, a claim of 2.5 million euros. Months of negotiations between plaice and the state about compensation did not end up.

Based on the available information, the Public Prosecution Service could not foresee that the safety of Schol could be so seriously endangered. It also says that it is not competent to take safety measures abroad.

Last April, the occupants of the vehicle, Bert Jan ten V. (50) and Maikel TT (34), became on appeal condemned Until seventeen and fifteen years in prison. They had to pay Schol 384,000 euros in compensation. Both men denied. According to the Court of Appeal in Arnhem, it was likely that Schol was shot because of his work as a curator.

Olympic Gym

Schol wrapped the bankruptcy of the Hengelo gym Olympic Gym as a curator. In the role of the court, he also reported against owner Ronald B., for not complying with the obligation to provide information, deceptive bank fracture, disadvantage of creditors and theft (of fitness equipment).

According to employees of a Dutch fish trade, where Schol sometimes shop, Ronald B. was looking for Schols Private address during the handling of the bankruptcy. Later the German police informed Schol that someone wanted to kill him. Ronald B. denied some involvement in the shooting incident and was not prosecuted.

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